Hair curler



June 3, 1941. P. TREsl-:NBERG HAIR GURLER Filed Nov. l0. 1957 FIG. 6.

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Patented June 3, 1941 UNITED STATS ATENT OFFICE HAIR CURLER Paul Tresenbcrg, Springfield Gardens, N. Y.

Application November l0, 1937, Serial No. 173,879

19 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved hair curling device and to a new and improved method of curling the hair and provides a means to utilize bobbed hair pins and to therein maintain already rolled hairA in curled condition on the head.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved device and method for curling a lock of hair and for automatically applying a close legged bobbed hair pin or the like, inserted in the device, to the lock of hair curled on the device sothat said pin engages said curled hair when the device is separated from the pin.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved hair curling device, comprising a novel combination of a bobbed hairpin or the like and a holder therefor; said' device having means for clamping the end of a lock of hair and for winding the lock of hair therearound and which means readily permits the disengagement of the wound hair from the device automatically grasped by and retained Within the legs of a suitable hair pin.

These and other objects will be readily understood from the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the improved device having the hair pin inserted therein and with the spring actuated hair clamping arm open to receive and clamp the free end of the lock of l) hair to be thence Wound on the device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the device showing the parts in normal position.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of the device showing the inner tube in forward position and the hair pin in sprung and released abnormal position. y

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line ll4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing the inner tube back in normal position with one leg ofthe hair pin now outside of the curl of hair on the device.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinalsectional. view of an ernbodiment of the device in normal position showing spring mechanism to actuate the inner tube.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal fragmentary sectional view of the device of Fig. '7, showing the inner tube in forward position and the hair pin leg in released position.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary section view of an embodiment showing a contracting spring normally holding the inner tube in forward position.

The two cooperating members lil and II are pivoted together at I2. Member I3 is of tapering tubular form having ears |03 and extension |04. A spring I4, is anchored at its one end IM, by a shoulder or the like H5, of finger rest III, by abutting'thereagainst. Its other end |42 lies between said extension ld and a cap, or the like I5, and thus tends to normally hold members |S and I in closed position as shown in Fig, 2. p

Member |I is preferably constructed as shown but may be tubular or have other suitable form and it has integral ears H3 therewith. At its rear or right extremity it has an integral finger rest which if depressed rocks member Il, about the pivot I2. Said pivot I2 operatively connects members IS and II, it being inserted through holes IGSE and iIi provided in said ears therefor.

The inner cylindrical tube It is adapted to move longitudinally within the outer tapered tube I0. Said tube I8 has a shoulder H22 at its rear end and preferably a closed and forward end IBB tapering outwardly. Said end |36 has a lower aperture and an upper aperture I 83 which latter is contiguous with a slot |84 provided in the upper Wall of tube i8 as shown in Fig. 2'. Said slot provides for entry of one leg Il! of a close legged spring metal hair pin I'l (such as the well known bob-pin), which leg Ill and leg |712 inherently normally tend toward each other.

The aperture |85 provides for Ventry of pin leg |12 therethru as shown in Fig. 2. The said end part |36 may be integral with the tube I8 or may be formed as a separate piece and then fastened to I8 in any well known manner. The shortest distance between said apertures is desirably greater than the distance between the legs at the curved end |73 of the pin so that when theY pin is inserted in the device the legs are forced apart and away from each other. f

There is also provided preferably integral with the tube 8 a suitable stop |81 adapted to abut against shoulder |57 of the handle I5 to limit the rearward movement of tube I8- relative to member lil. The shoulder |22 of tube i8 abuts against the end 52 of cap I5 to limit the forward movement of tube i8. The device is preferably constructed to free the leg Hi from engagement with the inner surface of member i when the tube 8 is in substantially full forward position.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. '7 and 8`, a spring 20 having one end 282 preferably fastened to a disc 2il3 and its other end 26! preferably abutting against the knob |89, preferably tenthe end of the inner tube.

sions the disc against a tongue |09 depressed from member ||l and slidable in slot |88 of tube la so as to maintain the tube |8 in rear or normal position. Said tongue |69 and cooperating slot |88 may be provided in the embodiment of Figs. 1 to 6 to maintain the tubes relatively non-rotatable respectively. In another embodiment (Fig. 9) the spring may be arranged to normally position the inner tube in rear position instead of its heretofore described forward position. The forward end of the spring, instead of being attached to the disc 203, is in this embodiment, attached to the tongue H19, to thus maintain the inner tube in forward position. That is, the normally contracting spring now pulls |69 rearwardly, whereas in the prior embodiments, it normally eX- panded and pushed |09 forwardly. In such case the end-|86 may be open, instead of closed and tapered, to permit a pin to longitudinally straddle Forcing said tube and its so mounted pin, rearwardly, causes a pin leg to attain a position over and outside a loop of hair to facilitate grasping the loop within the legs for separation from the device.

In the embodiments of Figs. '7 and 8, after the tube I8 has been pushed forwardly against said spring force to release leg lll said tube tends to automatically return to rear and normal position as shown in Fig. 7, as is clear to one skilled in the art, and bring with it the pin so the leg I'll assumes its forced open position as shown. The leg is outside of said loop of hair and in relative position to grasp the loop cooperatively with the leg |72 when the pin is separated from the device.

In using the device the hair pin l1 is assembled with the holder as shown in Fig. 2, and preferably before the hair is wound on the device, the resilient legs of the pin now being sprung apart by the heretofore described action of end |86. The end of the lock of hair is clamped between the arm and the tube ID. The operator then may with one hand merely rotate the device including in unison its pin about the longitudinal axis of the device. After the lock of hair has been spirally wound about the device the operator pushes tube' I8 forwardly until stop |82 engages cap |52.I The leg |l-| has now been released from the slot F84 as shown in Fig. 3. The operator then draws tube I8 to its normal yand rear position as shown in Fig. 6, the resilient leg now being outside the loop of hair. The pin and its loop of hair are then grasped with the fingers of one of the operators hands and the device is longitudinally withdrawn therefrom with the other hand. The normal spring action of the resilient pin legs in moving toward each ot-her thus automatically engage the loop of hair when the pin is released fromV the device.

A-s many apparently different embodiments of the invention could be devised without departing from the scope thereof it is intended that the foregoing be illustrative and not limiting, and that parts may be used without others.

I claim:

`l. In a hair curler, the combination of a close legged hair pin, a tubular member for holding said pin within itself, said member being longitudinally slotted to permit the passage of a leg of said hair pin through t'he length of the slot, means adjacent s'aid slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, and an outer tubular me-mber, the tubular member being longitudinally sli-deable within said outer tubular member.

2. In a hair curler, the combination of a close legged hair pin, a tubular member for holding said pin within itself, said member being longitudinally slotted to permit the passage of a leg of said hair pin through the length ofthe slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubular member, the tubular member being longitudinally slidable within said outer tubular member, and a finger transversely pivoted with reference to the tubular member.`

3. .In a hair curler, the combination of a close legged hair pin, a tubular member for holding said pin within itself, said member being longitudinally slotted to permit the passage of a leg of said hair pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent saidslot fo-r wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubular member, the tubular member being longitudinally slidable within said outer tubular member, a finger transversely pivoted with reference to the tubular member, and automatic means normally pressing said nger toward said tubular member.

4. `h1 a hair curler, the combination of a close legged hair p-in, a tubular member for holding said pin within itself, said member being longitudinally slotted to permit the passage of'a leg of said hair pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubular member, the tubular member being longitudinally slidable within said outer tubular member, a linger transversely pivoted with reference to the tubular member, and automatic means normally pressing said finger toward said tubular member and means to .brace said finge-r away from said tubular member.

5. In a hair curler, the combination of a close legged 'hair pin, a tubular member for holding said pin within itself, said member being longitudinally slotted to perm-it the passage of a leg of said hair pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubul-ar member, said tubular member being longitudinally slidable within the outer tubular member.

6. In a hair curler, the combination of a close legged hair pin, a tubular member longitudinally slot-ted to permit the passage of a leg of said h'air pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubular member, the tubular member being longitudinally slidable within the outer tubular member, and a stop on said tubular member limiting its forward movement.

7. In a hair curler, the combination of a close legged hair pin, a tubular member longitudinally slotted to permit the passage of a leg of said hair pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubular. member, the tubular member being longitudinally slidable within the outer tubular member, and stops on said tubular member limiting its forward and its rearward movement.

8. In a hair curler the combination of a close legged hair pin, a tubular member longitudinally slotted to permit the passage of a leg of said hai-r pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the legs of said hair pin, an outer tubular member, the tubular member being longitudinallyv slidable Within the outer tubular member, and stops on said tubular member limiting its forward and its rearward movement, and a spring within said tubular member tending to hold the forward end of said member within said outer tubular member.

9. The device of claim 8 except that the spring may hold the rearward end of said inner tube within said outer tubular member.

10. In a hair curler, the combination of inner and outer relatively slidable tubes; the inner tube having means for receiving and spreading therewith-in the legs of a relatively closed two-legged hair pin; the outer tube normally limiting the spread of said sp-read pin legs; the inner tube being arranged for projection and retraction longitudinally through said outer tube so that when the inner tube and its received pin are thus projected, one leg of said hair pin moves to above said inner tube and When the inner tube and pin are thence retracted, said moved leg engage-s the outer surface of the outer tube.

ll. 'Ilhe device of claim 10 having a nger transversely pivoted on and cooperating with the outer tube and both adapted to be brought together into intimate relation with a strand of hair having its ends caught therebetween and the curler adapted to be independently turned t-o wind the hair therearound to form a removable curl.

12. In a hair curler, the combination of inner and outer relatively slidable tubes; the inner tube having means for receiving and spreading therewithin, the legs of a relatively closed legged hair pin; the outer tube normally limiting the spread of said spread pin-legs; the inner tube beiner arranged for projection and retraction longitudinally `through said outer tube so that when the inner tube and its received pin are thus projected, one leg of said hair pin moves to above said inner tube and when the inner tube and pin are thence retracted, said moved leg engages the outer surface of the outer tube; a linger transversely pivoted on and cooperating with the outer tube and both adapted to be brouglrt together into intimate relation with a strand of hair having its ends caught therebetween and the curler adapted to be independently turned to wind the hair therearound to form a removable curl; and automatic means normally pressing said finger t0- Ward said outer tube. v

13. The device of claim 12 having means to brace said nger away from said tubular member.

14. In a hair curler, the combination of inner and outer relatively slidable tubes; the innerl tube having means for receiving and spreading there.. Within, the legs of a relatively closed legged hair pin; the outer tube normally limiting the spread of said spread pin-legs; the inner tube being arranged for projection and retraction longitudinally through said outer tube so that when the inner tube and its received pin are thus projected, one leg of said hair pin moves to above said inner tube and when the inner tube and pin are thence retracted, said moved leg engages the outer surface of the outer tube; a nger transversely pivoted on and cooperating with the outer tube and both adapted to be brought together into intimate relation with a strand of hair having its ends caught therebetween and the curler adapted to be independently turned to wind the hair therearound to form a removable curl; and a stop on said inner tube limiting its forward projecting movement.

l5. The device of claim 14 having a stop on said inner tube limiting its rearward retracting movement.

16. In a hair curler, the combination of inner and outer relatively slidable tubes; the inner tube having means for receiving and spreading therewithin the legs of a relatively closed twolegged hair pin; the outer tube normally limiting the spread of said spread pin legs; the inner tube being arranged for projection and retraction longitudinally through said outer tube so that when the inner tube and its received pin are thus projected, one leg of said hair pin moves to above said inner tube and when the inner tube and pin are thence retracted, said move-d leg engages the outer surface of the outer tube; and a spring means within said inner tube tending to hold the forward end of the inner tube Within said outer tube.

17. The device of claim 16 except that the spring may hold the rearward end of said inner tube within said outer tubular member.

18. In a hair curler, the combination of inner and outer relatively slidable tubes, a nger transversely pivoted on and cooperating with the outer tube and both cooperatively adapted to beV brought together into intimate relation with a strand of hair having its ends caught therebetween and the curler adapted to be independently turned to wind the hair therearound tol form a removable curl; a longitudinal slot in the wall of said inner tube; the inner tube also having means for receiving and spreading there- Within, the legs of a relatively closed legged hair pin; one pin leg adapted to pass through said` slot and outside said inner tube, when said tube is slid forward, and to then engage the loop of wound hair when the tube is retracted; and stops on said inner tube limiting its forward and rearward movement.

19. In a hair curler the combination of, a close-legged hair pin, a tubular member longitudinally slotted to Ipermit the passage of a leg of said hair pin through the length of the slot, means adjacent said slot for wedging apart the leg of said hair pin, an outer tubular member,

.the tubular member being longitudinally slidable within the outer tubular member, stops on said tubular member limiting its forward and rearward movement, a spring within said tubular member to longitudinally actuate the tubular member in one direction.

PAUL TRESENBERG. 

